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Is pig skin and leather the same thing?

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No. Pigskin is a type of leather made of the hide of a pig. Leather is the hide of any number of animals. Most of the leather we see is the hide of cows. The hide of a horse is called cordovan leather.

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Pig skin is the skin of a pig. It can be made into leather objects.


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